Politics

On Thursday, Jon Stewart said that as difficult as the election results may be for some people to accept, we should remember that we’re still the same country that elected Pres. Barack Obama. “I don’t believe that we’re a...

A Republican lawmaker in Washington state has proposed a new crime of “economic terrorism” to prosecute protesters who block streets, threaten jobs or endanger public safety. State Sen. Doug Ericksen (R) said in a statement on...

A University of Georgia student told police that a man threatened to sexually assault her, justifying himself with the words of President-elect Donald Trump: “Grab them by the p*ssy.” The Athens Banner-Herald reported on Wednesday...

The spokesperson for a group which advocates for “legal” rape praised the election of Donald Trump for legitimizing the “masculine behaviours that were previously labelled sexist and misogynist.” In a post on his website,...

As Democrats were reeling from last Tuesday’s election loss, a radio station in Wisconsin quietly replaced liberal talk with round-the-clock Christmas music. Just hours after Donald Trump was declared the next president of the United...

Jason Miller, communications director for Donald Trump’s transition team, insisted to MSNBC host Kristen Welker that former Breitbart chairman Steve Bannon has lived a lived a life of inclusivity, making him a valuable adviser to the new...

In off-the-cuff statements made as he was leaving Los Angeles’ LAX airport, CNN’s Jake Tapper said that the U.S. needs to re-evaluate how it covers elections and politics in general. TMZ reported that a photographer asked Tapper how...

A lesson plan provided to San Francisco educators describes President-elect Donald Trump as “racist and sexist.” In a newsletter last week, the United Educators of San Francisco offered teachers a way to help students deal with the...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Family Outreach Center in Spokane, Washington was vandalized with racist graffiti this week. The Spokesman-Review reported that staff on Tuesday found the vandalism when they arrived for work at the Center, which...

A woman protesting Donald Trump over the weekend choked up as she explained that the president elect triggered memories of her sexual assault. AJ+ reporter Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who covered anti-Trump protests in New York City over the weekend,...

Ralayzia Taylor said this week that men in Charlotte, North Carolina attacked her with a hatchet because of her gender identity. Taylor, who is transgender, told WBTV that she was taking a walk near Arbor Glen Park when two people started...

The Connecticut State Police confirmed that video of Ku Klux Klan garb at a Donald Trump election celebration was filmed in East Windsor. Following the election, video began circulating on social media that showed people driving ATVs and...

Fallston High School in Harford County, Maryland has launched an investigation after a racist message scrawled on a blood drive flier tried to discourage African-American donors. WMAR reported that the school became aware of the incident when a...

Two officials in West Virginia have come under fire for sharing racist messages about First Lady Michelle Obama. According to WSAZ, a message about the current first lady was shared thousands of times after it was posted on Facebook by Clay...

Southern Poverty Law Center President Richard Cohen on Monday condemned the appointment of former Breitbart chief Steve Bannon as President-elect Donald Trump’s top adviser. “Bannon said that he is providing a platform for the...